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Project aimed at strengthening local entrepreneurs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/07/2025
» The Department of Business Development (DBD) has enhanced the capabilities of local entrepreneurs through its Smart Local Me-D project, with the aim of generating a total trade value of 100 million baht.
Bananas are not 'rice replacement'
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/03/2025
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan clarified his remarks on encouraging farmers to grow bananas, saying the government has no policy to replace rice cultivation with other crops.
Commerce minister woos Japanese investors
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/12/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan is calling on Japanese businesses to invest in Thailand, promising to provide full support from the government and the ministry.
Fruit exports to China to grow 10%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/05/2023
» Fresh fruit exports to China are anticipated to increase by at least 10% this year based on better land transport flow as cross-border trade facilitation improves.
Inflation expected to fall further this year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/11/2022
» Thai inflation in November and December is expected to decelerate further, following a decrease in the prices of several essential consumer goods and stable prices of some items despite higher costs.
Milder energy prices moderate inflation
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/10/2022
» Inflation in Thailand is showing clear signs of deceleration after the rate of price increases declined by more than one percentage point last month.
Commerce Ministry ups headline inflation forecast
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/08/2022
» The continuing rise in energy prices which have raised production costs for manufacturers and the prices of goods has prompted the Commerce Ministry to upgrade the forecast for headline inflation in 2022 to a range of 5.5-6.5% (averaging 6%) from the 4-5% range (averaging 4.5%) projected in March.
Inflation attached to energy prices after April cooling
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/05/2022
» Thai inflation in May is expected to rise in lockstep with energy prices, which remain at a high level compared with 2021, after the headline rate increased 4.65% year-on-year in April, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Going where the market takes you
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/05/2021
» 'You are what you eat." This expression has been familiar for a long time, but people are becoming more health-conscious recently, in part because the pandemic has driven global interest in food quality and nutrients to help prevent Covid-19 infection.
New additions bring GI list to 120 items
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/04/2020
» The government on Tuesday added pha mor hom phrae (mauhom fabric based in Phrae province) and hom thong pa thum bananas to the country's geographical indication (GI) list, a move to generate income for communities.